STEARN, ALLEN EDWIN: 1894-

Allen Edwin Stearn was born on Sept. 14,
1894, in Lafayette, Ind., the son of John
H. and Louise Hagerty Steam. He received the
following academic degrees: A.B. in 1915 and A.M. in 1916 from Stanford University and M.S. in
1917 and Ph.D. in 1919 from the
University of Illinois. On Jan. 20,
1920, he married Esther A. Wagner and they had one
daughter, Enid. Steam taught at the
University of Illinois, 1919-20; the University of West Virginia, 1920-21; the University of
Missouri, 1921-24; and
California Institute of Technology, 1924-26. He returned to the University of
Missouri in 1926 and taught chemistry until he
retired in 1963.